45th Annual Johnny Appleseed Festival - Sept 21st & 22nd 2019

Family Fun - Free Admission - 1800 Period Style Festival

Frontier Living and Demonstrations

Helping Support Over 28 Area Not For Profits

1800 Period Music and Roving Entertainers

Organization Fact:

One of the biggest community outreach functions that this festivals provides - is giving back to other not-for-profits. How? Over 40 area charities, organizations and churches rely on our festival as their largest single fundraiser of the year. Without the festival, these organizations would lose a considerable funding source. The pure family oriented, 1800 period outdoor atmosphere of this event truly makes it unique in the community and does something very few other events can do - giving back to so many.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

INAUGURAL JOHNNY APPLESEED 5K RUN/WALK

The Johnny Appleseed Festival is proud to announce that for part of our 45th Anniversary celebration of the festival - we are introducing our first ever 5k RUN/Walk. It will be held Sunday morning, September 22nd at 7am. For all the race details and to sign up - visit our RACE LINK

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Mission Statement

To educate and stimulate historical interest among the general public in order to promote a better understanding of Johnny Appleseed, his life and times. To provide a historically authentic recreation of the time of Johnny Appleseed and the period in which he lived and the plan, operate and administer the annual Johnny Appleseed Festival in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

We are an approved 501c3 organization.

2018 Sponsors & Partners

Festival Dates & Times

2019 Festival Dates & Times

Location: Johnny Appleseed Park/Archer Park Fort Wayne, IN 46805

Saturday - September 21st 10am - 6pm

Sunday - September 22nd 10am - 5pm

NEW 5K RUN/WALK - SUN SEP 22 7AM START

Vendor Setup - Friday September 20th - 12 Noon - No earlier

Trappers & Traders Setup -Wednesday or Thursday am anytime

Vendor Tear down - Sunday 5:01pm

Latest News & Events

Our bike check locations will be back again this year! A HUGE shout out to Custom Engineering and Fabrication who are building our own bike rack systems. The Concordia JROTC will be manning the locations. The bike check convenience is 100% FREE of charge. We've even checked Kayaks too!

The JROTC will have a donation jar, so if you do feel like offering a tip, 100% of those tips go directly to the hard working young men and women of the Concordia High School JROTC!

Pet Policy

While we LOVE our furry four legged friends, the festival just is not a place for them. We would appreciate you please leave your pets at home. It is also a city ordinance that your pet cannot be in a place such as the festival. We have signs all around the festival to remind those that may not visit our site in regards to our policy.

If you bring a pet that is not a service animal and are asked to leave, you must remove that pet at once from the festival grounds. If you refuse to adhere to the city ordinance and our policy, the Fort Wayne Police will issue you a citation.

Festival Parking & Shuttle Bus Info

Parking is available in several locations. You can park for FREE over at the IPFW college and ride our FREE shuttle to and from the festival. You can park for FREE over at Concordia High School's athletic field parking off Anthony Blvd & St. Joe River Dr. and ride our FREE shuttle. You can also park in the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum parking lot for a nominal fee. We are not in control of the Coliseum fees nor does the festival benefit from those fees.